Community Events

July 23

Tiny Trekkers: Animals Have Arms, Too!, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

July 31

Eastern Colorado 2012 Range and Drought Clinic, Burlington Community and Education Center, Burlington, Colo., (402) 472-3030.

August 3-4

Antique Engine & Machinery Show, Liberty Park, Ault, Colo., (970) 224-3957.

August 3

Larimer County Fair Mule and Donkey Show, The Ranch, Loveland, Colo., (303) 644-3506 or RockyMountainLongears.com.

August 4

Local Producer’s Tour, 8:30 a.m., ACRES Student Farm, Laramie, Wyo., (307) 766-3782.

Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust Sunset BBQ Benefit, Wilson Rio Grande Ranch, Del Norte, Colo., (303) 225-8677 or www.CCALT.org.

Map and Compass Orientation, 9 a.m., Red Mountain Open Space, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 7

Genuity Corn-on-Corn Clinic, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Old Town Museum, Burlington, Colo., Genuity.com/Corn-on-Corn-Clinic.

August 9

Hey Kids! Big Bug Safari, 9 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 13

Tiny Trekkers: Big Birds Of Devil’s Backbone, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 15

Support for Exporting Seminar, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lakewood, Colo., WUSATA.org/BrandedSeminarCO or (303) 239-4118.

August 18

Elizabeth Community Music & Art Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Elbert County Library District Grounds, Elizabeth, Colo., (303) 886-9392 or www.ElizabethFestival.com.

Colorado Cowboy Reunion, 4 p.m.-Midnight, Arvada Elks Club, Arvada, Colo., (303) 424-2278.

Jax’s Local Author Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., JAX, Fort Collins, Colo., www.JAXGoods.com.

Survival: Fire, Water, Food, 9 a.m., Natural Resources Administrative Offices, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 24

Take It Ouside with Your Commissioner, 8:30 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 25

Big Laramie Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. No 4 Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser, 11:30 a.m.- 4 p.m., Laramie, Wyo., (307) 745-8304.

Be Bear Aware, 8 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

Colorado Forests: Friendly or Ferocious?, Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

Antlers and Horns, River Bluffs Open Space, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 26

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

August 27

Tiny Trekkers: Hip, Hop, Hooray for Frogs, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

September 5-9

Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trial, Meeker, Colo., (970) 878-0111 or www.MeekerSheepdog.com.

September 7-8

P.E.O’s Quilt Show Fundraiser, Meeker Elementary School, Meeker, Colo., (970) 878-3143.

September 23

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo. ❖